Understanding research in the digital age / Sarah Quinton, Nina Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinton, Sarah, author.

Reynolds, Nina, author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Electronic information resources--Research.

Electronic information resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018.

Summary:

A guide to understanding digital research from both a conceptual and practical perspective, helping the reader to make sense of the issues, challenges and opportunities of social science research in the digital age. The book will help the reader to understand how the digital context impacts on social science research and is divided into three main sections: • A Justification and Reconceptualization of Digital Research: The authors explore how far the digital environment is transforming social science research. • Accessing Digital Data: An outline of the characteristics of digital data, temporality issues in digital research and different data sources. • Moving Forward with Digital Research: Examining the practicalities of how to conduct digital research, with examples and suggestions to strengthen the implementation of digital research. Suitable for Masters and Doctoral students undertaking digital or online research methods courses, as well as anyone doing a research project or dissertation with an online component.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781529793710 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1022603954

Access Restriction:

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